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All Around Science
All Around Science
275 episodes
5 days ago
A weekly podcast by two huge science fans discussing what’s new and interesting in science! Science is our window into incredible worlds, from impossibly small atoms to impossibly distant stars. We want to use it to discover as much as possible, and share it with you every week.

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A weekly podcast by two huge science fans discussing what’s new and interesting in science! Science is our window into incredible worlds, from impossibly small atoms to impossibly distant stars. We want to use it to discover as much as possible, and share it with you every week.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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All Around Science
267 - 2025 Nobel Prize in Chemistry

On today’s episode: LLMs think you’re right and your friend is wrong. This week we look at this year’s Nobel Prize in chemistry. All that and more today on All Around Science...


RESOURCES

  • The Red Sea that vanished and the catastrophic flood that brought it back | ScienceDaily
  • Are you the asshole? Of course not!—quantifying LLMs’ sycophancy problem - Ars Technica
  • Nobel Prizes 2025


CREDITS:

Writing - Bobby Frankenberger & Maura Armstrong

Booking - September McCrady 

THEME MUSIC by Andrew Allen

https://twitter.com/KEYSwithSOUL

http://andrewallenmusic.com


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5 days ago
58 minutes 43 seconds

All Around Science
266 - 2025 Nobel Prize in Physics

On today’s episode: An update on one of last year’s Ig Nobel prizes! We go through this year’s Nobel Prize in Physics! All that and more today on All Around Science...


RESOURCES

  • “Butt breathing” might soon be a real medical treatment - Ars Technica
  • Nobel Prizes 2025


CREDITS:

Writing - Bobby Frankenberger & Maura Armstrong

Booking - September McCrady 

THEME MUSIC by Andrew Allen

https://twitter.com/KEYSwithSOUL

http://andrewallenmusic.com


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1 week ago
43 minutes

All Around Science
265 - Why Don't You Remember Being A Baby?

On today’s episode: Naked mole rats are gonna teach us how to live longer. Why don’t you remember being a baby? All that and more today on All Around Science...


RESOURCES

  • We've discovered another reason why naked mole rats live for so long | New Scientist
  • https://news.yale.edu/2025/03/20/why-dont-we-remember-being-baby-new-study-provides-clues
  • https://www.science.org/content/article/are-your-earliest-childhood-memories-still-lurking-your-mind-or-gone-forever
  • https://qbi.uq.edu.au/memory/where-are-memories-stored
  • https://nyaspubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1749-6632.1990.tb48908.x
  • https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.09.27.678956v1.full
  • https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-020-14461-3


CREDITS:

Writing - Bobby Frankenberger & Maura Armstrong

Booking - September McCrady 

THEME MUSIC by Andrew Allen

https://twitter.com/KEYSwithSOUL

http://andrewallenmusic.com


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2 weeks ago
1 hour 10 minutes 13 seconds

All Around Science
264 - Where Do Your Muscles Get Energy?

On today’s episode: A promising lead on the origin of brain fog in long COVID. I’m running another marathon and need to beef up on the science of ATP! All that and more today on All Around Science...


RESOURCES

  • Uncovering the Molecular Basis of Long COVID Brain Fog | Yokohama City University
  • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AMPA_receptor
  • How do my muscles get the Energy to perform work? | Medicine LibreTexts
  • Muscle Tissues and the Sliding Filament Model | Amoeba Sisters - YouTube


CREDITS:

Writing - Bobby Frankenberger & Maura Armstrong

Booking - September McCrady 

THEME MUSIC by Andrew Allen

https://twitter.com/KEYSwithSOUL

http://andrewallenmusic.com


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3 weeks ago
1 hour 9 minutes 54 seconds

All Around Science
263 - How Do We Get Teens Interested in Science?

On today’s episode: Scientists are trying to save coral reefs by looking in unexpected places for sunscreen. We talk about engaging adolescents in science. All that and more today on All Around Science...


RESOURCES

  • Some viruses like to cheat – and that may be good for our health | New Scientist
  • Scientists invent new sunscreen made from pollen | Live Science
  • Exploring Features That Play a Role in Adolescents’ Science Identity Development
  • The connecting brain in context: How adolescent plasticity supports learning and development - ScienceDirect


CREDITS:

Writing - Bobby Frankenberger & Maura Armstrong

Booking - September McCrady 

THEME MUSIC by Andrew Allen

https://twitter.com/KEYSwithSOUL

http://andrewallenmusic.com


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1 month ago
1 hour 4 minutes 54 seconds

All Around Science
[SPECIAL] Oceanography - What does the ocean sound like?

On today’s episode: We feature a great new science podcast called Oceanography. Guess what it's about? Yes, ocean science. Take a listen, it'll be worth your time for sure.


Oceanography Podcast



CREDITS:

Writing - Bobby Frankenberger & Maura Armstrong

Booking - September McCrady 

THEME MUSIC by Andrew Allen

https://twitter.com/KEYSwithSOUL

http://andrewallenmusic.com


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1 month ago
45 minutes 20 seconds

All Around Science
262 - Fix Your Brain With Magnets

On today’s episode: Do mosquitoes prefer hedonists? Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation… The sci-fi sounding medical treatment that actual works!... for some things… All that and more today on All Around Science...


RESOURCES

  • Beer drinkers are mosquito magnets, according to a festival study
  • Hacking the Brain — A New Pradigm in Medicine | Science Based Medicine
  • Transcranial magnetic stimulation | Mayo Clinic
  • https://sciencebasedmedicine.org/brain-wave-pseudoscience/


CREDITS:

Writing - Bobby Frankenberger & Maura Armstrong

Booking - September McCrady 

THEME MUSIC by Andrew Allen

https://twitter.com/KEYSwithSOUL

http://andrewallenmusic.com


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1 month ago
1 hour 2 minutes 10 seconds

All Around Science
261 - Women Are Not Small Men

On today’s episode: We finally snapped a picture of a wild electron! Why there are fewer women participating in clinical research and why it matters. All that and more today on All Around Science...


RESOURCES

  • Scientists watch a single electron move during a chemical reaction for first time ever | Live Science
  • Watching Electron Dynamics Shape Chemical Reactions | Physics
  • Are hormones a “female problem” for animal research?
  • https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/biomedical-research-falls-short-at-factoring-in-sex-and-gender/
  • https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC10710812/
  • https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC7661839/
  • https://www.healthline.com/health/gender-bias-healthcare


CREDITS:

Writing - Bobby Frankenberger & Maura Armstrong

Booking - September McCrady 

THEME MUSIC by Andrew Allen

https://twitter.com/KEYSwithSOUL

http://andrewallenmusic.com


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1 month ago
1 hour 11 minutes 34 seconds

All Around Science
260 - AI and the Environment

On today’s episode: A common drug taken for heart conditions might not be as useful as we thought. How much energy does it take to get ChatGPT to help cook dinner tonight? All that and more today on All Around Science...


RESOURCES

  •  https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/08/250831010539.htm
  • What is a beta blocker? Mechanism of action. How beta blockers help the heart to work.
  • Explained: Generative AI’s environmental impact | MIT News
  • AI’s Growing Carbon Footprint


CREDITS:

Writing - Bobby Frankenberger & Maura Armstrong

Booking - September McCrady 

THEME MUSIC by Andrew Allen

https://twitter.com/KEYSwithSOUL

http://andrewallenmusic.com


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2 months ago
1 hour 4 minutes 12 seconds

All Around Science
259 - Are Electromagnetic Waves Hurting Us?

On today’s episode: China is building some wild stuff in the middle of the ocean. I’ve got one less thing for you to worry about: electromagnetic fields! All that and more today on All Around Science...


RESOURCES

  • China Is Putting Data Centers in the Ocean to Keep Them Cool | Scientific American
  • China builds record-breaking floating wind turbine — it could change the face of renewable energy | Live Science
  • https://arstechnica.com/health/2025/08/maha-draft-takes-on-electromagnetic-radiation-echoing-rfk-jr-s-conspiracies/
  • https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC5504984/#ack1
  • https://ehtrust.org/the-invisible-poison/
  • https://www.who.int/news-room/questions-and-answers/item/radiation-electromagnetic-fields
  • https://www.niehs.nih.gov/health/topics/agents/emf
  • https://www.healthline.com/health/emf#types
  • https://sciencenotes.org/difference-between-ionizing-and-non-ionizing-radiation/
  • https://ec.europa.eu/health/scientific_committees/emerging/docs/scenihr_o_041.p


CREDITS:

Writing - Bobby Frankenberger & Maura Armstrong

Booking - September McCrady 

THEME MUSIC by Andrew Allen

https://twitter.com/KEYSwithSOUL

http://andrewallenmusic.com


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2 months ago
54 minutes 11 seconds

All Around Science
258 - Teens and AI Companion Apps

On today’s episode: Where’s all the sulfur!? Is your teen using an AI Companion App? Probably. All that and more today on All Around Science...


RESOURCES

  • Archaeology student finds rare ninth-century gold 'within the first 90 minutes' of her first excavation | Live Science
  • Chemists Help Solve Mystery of Missing Space Sulfur
  • https://www.universetoday.com/articles/sofia-follows-the-sulfur-for-clues-on-stellar-evolution
  • Talk, Trust, and Trade-Offs: How and Why Teens Use AI Companions | Common Sense Media
  • Teens are increasingly turning to AI companions, and it could be harming them | The Conversation
  • Adolescent Peer Relationship Qualities as Predictors of Long-Term Romantic Life Satisfaction | SRCD
  • The significance of adolescent social competence for mental health in young adulthood | Mental Health & Prevention
  • Is Adolescence a Sensitive Period for Sociocultural Processing? | Annual Reviews
  • Assessments of AI Chat Bot Safety | Common Sense Media


CREDITS:

Writing - Bobby Frankenberger & Maura Armstrong

Booking - September McCrady 

THEME MUSIC by Andrew Allen

https://twitter.com/KEYSwithSOUL

http://andrewallenmusic.com


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2 months ago
1 hour 5 minutes 18 seconds

All Around Science
257 - Sunscreen

On today’s episode: We pay tribute to Apollo 13 commander Jim Lovell. How does sunscreen work? All that and more today on All Around Science...


RESOURCES

Jim Lovell, commander of NASA's Apollo 13 moon mission, dies at 97 | Live Science

NASA Biography of Jim Lovell

https://www.health.harvard.edu/staying-healthy/the-science-of-sunscreen

https://www.britannica.com/video/sunscreen-human-skin-ultraviolet-radiation/-207855

https://www.wildchild.com.au/the-science-behind-water-resistant-sunscreens/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Micronization


CREDITS:

Writing - Bobby Frankenberger & Maura Armstrong

Booking - September McCrady 

THEME MUSIC by Andrew Allen

https://twitter.com/KEYSwithSOUL

http://andrewallenmusic.com


Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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2 months ago
1 hour 6 minutes 4 seconds

All Around Science
256 - RFK Jr. Is Dismantling Healthcare

On today’s episode: Ozempic may have even more health benefits! How is RFK Jr. undermining healthcare and science in the US and the world? All that and more today on All Around Science...


RESOURCES

  • https://www.yalemedicine.org/news/why-your-cardiologist-may-prescribe-semaglutide-wegovy
  • https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/08/250803011814.htm
  • https://utswmed.org/medblog/glp-1-ra-drugs-weight-loss-heart-diabetes/
  • https://arstechnica.com/health/2025/07/trump-admin-is-muffling-cdcs-flagship-health-journal-report-finds/
  • https://www.politico.com/news/2025/05/27/rfk-jr-nih-scientists-medical-journals-jama-lancet-nejm-00371349
  • https://www.npr.org/sections/shots-health-news/2025/05/01/nx-s1-5383172/rfk-jr-placebo-vaccine-testing-studies
  • https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/crkx3egk3ygo
  • https://www.politico.com/news/2025/07/10/rfk-jr-is-winning-on-fluoride-dentists-foresee-a-cavity-crisis-00445489
  • https://www.cidrap.umn.edu/covid-19/rfk-jr-says-no-covid-vaccines-healthy-children-pregnant-women


CREDITS:

Writing - Bobby Frankenberger & Maura Armstrong

Booking - September McCrady 

THEME MUSIC by Andrew Allen

https://twitter.com/KEYSwithSOUL

http://andrewallenmusic.com


Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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2 months ago
1 hour 9 minutes 57 seconds

All Around Science
Daily Science Brief - Aug 7, 2025 - RFK Jr. Is Defunding Vaccines

During the weeks from July 28 through Aug 8---while we take our summer vacation---we're going to be posting the daily news episodes from Bobby's daily science podcast, Daily Science Brief. If you like this short-form podcast and want to hear more, search for Daily Science Brief or head over to https://www.dailysciencebrief.com/


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RFK Jr. slashes mRNA vaccine funding, a glue that holds firm underwater for over a year, scientists solve why sea stars keep turning to goo, and SpaceX sends bacteria to the ISS.


SOURCES

  • What you need to know about mRNA vaccines in light of RFK's claims | New Scientist
  • HHS Winds Down mRNA Vaccine Development Under BARDA | US Dept of HHS
  • Time and cost of administering COVID-19 mRNA vaccines in the United States | NIH
  • Super-sticky hydrogel is 10 times stronger than other glues underwater | New Scientist
  • Mystery of why sea stars keep turning into goo finally solved — and it's not what scientists thought | Live Science
  • SpaceX launched disease-causing bacteria to the International Space Station | Live Science


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Host, Research, and Writing: Bobby Frankenberger

Cover Art: Scott Johnson

Outro Music: Stravyn

Brought to you by the DTNS Family of podcasts.


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3 months ago
9 minutes 45 seconds

All Around Science
Daily Science Brief - Aug 6, 2025 - Psychotherapy Relieves Back Pain

During the weeks from July 28 through Aug 8---while we take our summer vacation---we're going to be posting the daily news episodes from Bobby's daily science podcast, Daily Science Brief. If you like this short-form podcast and want to hear more, search for Daily Science Brief or head over to https://www.dailysciencebrief.com/


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Back pain relief that lasts for three years with no pills, or surgery. Gold heated 14× past it’s melting point … without melting. Retired coal plants get a clean energy reboot. And the Titan sub’s implosion traced to a toxic workplace.


SOURCES

  • Short course of psychotherapy relieves lower back pain for three years | New Scientist
  • Scientists heat gold to 14 times its melting point — without turning it into a liquid | Live Science
  • We can repurpose retired coal plants to produce green energy | New Scientist
  • Titan sub implosion caused by absolutely bonkers “toxic workplace environment” | Ars Technica


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Enjoy the show? You can support us too on Patreon. Help keep the show going. Thank you!


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Host, Research, and Writing: Bobby Frankenberger

Cover Art: Scott Johnson

Outro Music: Stravyn

Brought to you by the DTNS Family of podcasts.


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3 months ago
10 minutes 9 seconds

All Around Science
Daily Science Brief - Aug 5, 2025 - A New Tool For Detecting Deepfakes

During the weeks from July 28 through Aug 8---while we take our summer vacation---we're going to be posting the daily news episodes from Bobby's daily science podcast, Daily Science Brief. If you like this short-form podcast and want to hear more, search for Daily Science Brief or head over to https://www.dailysciencebrief.com/


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A tomato and its cousin accidentally invented the potato, eye-inspired cameras might transform astronomy, your brain may enter deep sleep while you’re awake, and a universal deepfake detector just raised the bar for spotting fakes.


SOURCES

  • Tomatoes randomly mated with another plant 9 million years ago. The result? Potatoes. | Live Science
  • Cameras that work like our eyes could give boost to astronomers | New Scientist
  • When your mind goes 'blank,' your brain activity resembles deep sleep, scans reveal | Live Science
  • 'Universal' detector spots AI deepfake videos with record accuracy | New Scientist


Please SUBSCRIBE HERE to get the show delivered straight to you.


Special thanks to our supporters who help make this show possible.

Enjoy the show? You can support us too on Patreon. Help keep the show going. Thank you!


Send us email to dailysciencebrief@gmail.com


Host, Research, and Writing: Bobby Frankenberger

Cover Art: Scott Johnson

Outro Music: Stravyn

Brought to you by the DTNS Family of podcasts.


Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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3 months ago
10 minutes 8 seconds

All Around Science
Daily Science Brief - July 31, 2025 - Lightning Comes From Space

During the weeks from July 28 through Aug 8---while we take our summer vacation---we're going to be posting the daily news episodes from Bobby's daily science podcast, Daily Science Brief. If you like this short-form podcast and want to hear more, search for Daily Science Brief or head over to https://www.dailysciencebrief.com/


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Smartphones can now detect earthquakes, scientists confirm ancient honey, a universal cancer vaccine heads to human trials, and lightning may actually come from outer space.


SOURCES

Google has turned 2 billion smartphones into a global earthquake warning system — it's as effective as seismometers, tests show | Live Science

Sticky goo in 2,500-year-old bronze jars finally identified, settling 70-year debate | Live Science

Ancient pots found near Pompeii contain 2500-year-old honey | New Scientist

'Universal' cancer vaccine heading to human trials could be useful for 'all forms of cancer' | Live Science

Lightning on Earth is sparked by a powerful chain reaction from outer space, simulations show | Live Science


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Host, Research, and Writing: Bobby Frankenberger

Cover Art: Scott Johnson

Outro Music: Stravyn

Brought to you by the DTNS Family of podcasts.


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3 months ago
9 minutes 59 seconds

All Around Science
Daily Science Brief - July 30, 2025 - Earth-Shattering Changes in the Pacific and EPA

During the weeks from July 28 through Aug 8---while we take our summer vacation---we're going to be posting the daily news episodes from Bobby's daily science podcast, Daily Science Brief. If you like this short-form podcast and want to hear more, search for Daily Science Brief or head over to https://www.dailysciencebrief.com/


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A monster earthquake rattles the Pacific, mitochondria double as immune agents, the EPA backs away from climate science, and animal-filled forests fight carbon better.


SOURCES

expert reaction to earthquake off Russia and tsunami warnings across the Pacific | Science Media Centre

Waves hit US west coast after Russian earthquake as Japan lifts tsunami warnings | BBC

Mitochondria aren't only the 'powerhouses of cells' — they also battle germs | Live Science

EPA plans to ignore science, stop regulating greenhouse gases | Ars Technica

Forests with robust animal populations store four times as much carbon | New Scientist


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Host, Research, and Writing: Bobby Frankenberger

Cover Art: Scott Johnson

Outro Music: Stravyn

Brought to you by the DTNS Family of podcasts.


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3 months ago
10 minutes 32 seconds

All Around Science
Daily Science Brief - July 29, 2025 - Vaccine Dental Floss

During the weeks from July 28 through Aug 8---while we take our summer vacation---we're going to be posting the daily news episodes from Bobby's daily science podcast, Daily Science Brief. If you like this short-form podcast and want to hear more, search for Daily Science Brief or head over to https://www.dailysciencebrief.com/


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Maggot meat may have helped Neanderthals thrive, mice get flu shots by flossing, grief might be deadly, and your frenemies could be aging you—literally.


SOURCES

  • Neanderthals likely ate fermented meat with a side of maggots | The Conversation
  • Neanderthals, hypercarnivores, and maggots: Insights from stable nitrogen isotopes | Science Advances
  • Scientists gave mice flu vaccines by flossing their tiny teeth — and it worked | Live Science
  • Intensely grieving a loved one could shorten a mourner's life | New Scientist
  • Grief trajectories and long-term health effects in bereaved relatives: a prospective, population-based cohort study with ten-year follow-up | Frontiers in Public Health
  • Negative social ties, like frenemies, could be ageing you | New Scientist
  • Negative Social Ties as Emerging Risk Factors for Accelerated Aging, Inflammation, and Multimorbidity | medRxiv


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Host, Research, and Writing: Bobby Frankenberger

Cover Art: Scott Johnson

Outro Music: Stravyn

Brought to you by the DTNS Family of podcasts.


Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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3 months ago
10 minutes 38 seconds

All Around Science
Daily Science Brief - July 24, 2025 - 7,000 Steps A Day Is Plenty

Maura and Bobby are taking two weeks off for summer vacation, but we didn't want to leave you hanging. To fill your feed we've decided to share with you the next two weeks of Daily Science Brief, Bobby's daily science news podcast.


If you like what you hear, subscribe to Daily Science Brief and check out https://www.dailysciencebrief.com/


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3 months ago
12 minutes 50 seconds

All Around Science
A weekly podcast by two huge science fans discussing what’s new and interesting in science! Science is our window into incredible worlds, from impossibly small atoms to impossibly distant stars. We want to use it to discover as much as possible, and share it with you every week.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.